In Presidio County, Archeologists Document the Ancient Architecture of Warfare Originally broadcast on January 21, 2021
By Andrew Stuart
photograph by Chris Hillen. Center for Big Bend Studies Director Bryon Schroeder at left. At right, Nature Notes producer Drew Stuart crouches behind one of the stone “bastions” found atop mesas in southern Presidio County.
Our region’s Native American legacy endures in communities and living cultural traditions – and in countless emblems and traces on the West Texas landscape: in images on cave walls and boulders; in pottery and shards of flint from stone-tool making; in the ashy remains of “earth ovens,” where agaves and sotols were cooked.
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“The imagery of the SUV striking the family will be forever seared in my mind,” Judge Daniel Lowenthal said after hearing two days of vivid testimony and seeing a short video of the crash.
His decision means the case against 21-year-old Carlo Navarro can proceed to a full trial some time in the future with the most serious charges intact.
Navarro, who was 20 at the time of the crash, is facing three counts of vehicular manslaughter and three counts of murder for the deaths of Joseph Awaida, 30, his wife Raihan Dakhil, 32, and their 3-year-old son, Omar.
The family was walking home from a relative’s Halloween party when an SUV, believed to be going more than 70 mph, jumped the curb and hit them.
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Giving Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency assistance to foodservice workers, has added a substance abuse recovery initiative and is accepting applications from Georgia-based foodservice workers, who have recently undergone inpatient treatment for substance abuse and need help with the cost of living. In addition to financial assistance for living expenses such as rent and utility bills, the organization will also be able to make referrals to affordable inpatient facilities by early 2021, according to a company press release. Substance abuse is rampant in the restaurant industry, and resources to help employees recover from addiction are very limited, Andrew Zimmern, Giving Kitchen partner and Emmy- and four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality and chef, said in the release. Giving Kitchen is actively addressing this issue by reinforcing that substance abuse is an illness and making recovery a qualifying crisis f
Giving Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency assistance to foodservice workers, has added a substance abuse recovery initiative and is accepting applications from Georgia-based foodservice workers, who have recently undergone inpatient treatment for substance abuse and need help with…
Lebanon growing with planned relocation and expansion of Indiana-based Agrozen Life Sciences Sunday, January 10, 2021 4:00 AM Agrozen Life Sciences, an Indiana-based hemp research and development company, today announced plans this week to open a new facility in Lebanon. Agrozen focuses on researching optimal strains for the cultivation, formulation, and extraction of cannabidiol (CBD) oil. The new location allows the company to combine its office space, labs, and research and development arms into one space.
“Agrozen’s mission is to research, develop, and distribute high-quality products and services that serve the natural plant-based industry,” said Brian Schroeder, Co-Founder of Agrozen Life Sciences. “With close proximity to Indianapolis and Purdue University, Lebanon is a great fit as we expand our research and development operations to better serve our customers and deliver our mission.”